Chapter 69: The Optimal Woman?

"What?" It was Ethan who clarified. 

"A marriage alliance!" Responded Lyle Swan. "We could further strengthen our family's wealth by making this arrangement."

 A sly grin formed on Melissa Swan's face before she suggested, "Something that Gaby could never offer to the Wrights."

For seconds, silence engulfed the dining room, and all eyes were at Kyle and Gabrielle. Everyone saw Kyle's murderous eyes at that very moment!

Samantha acted first, raising a hand at Kyle, signaling her son to hold back. Silently, she was telling Kyle to let her handle it first.

She forced a smile and said to the Swans, "Lyle, this is... not what we expected." She glanced at Lyla and with a gentle expression, she recapped, "Lyla is a good friend of Kate, someone we have known for a very long time. Moreover, she is a woman with an excellent social status!"

Hearing that, Lyla smiled before flashing a devious look at Gabrielle. Her inside were screaming